Crime Dashboard - Kingston (SA)
South Australia • LGA • 2022-24
Crime summary
Crime rank by crime type
Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Crime statistics summary
Crime | Count | Rate1 | Percentile2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 4 | 282 | 8 |
| motor vehicle | 6 | 356 | 8 |
| violent | 12 | 990 | 5 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Surrounding areas
Crime trends
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Period comparisons
Crime | 2022-241 | 2020-221 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 282 | 300 | -6.0% |
| motor vehicle | 356 | 119 | 198.4% |
| violent | 990 | 1,411 | -29.8% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 6.0% to 282 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 198.4% to 356 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 29.8% to 990 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Area comparisons
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Comparative statistics
Crime | Kingston (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 282 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 356 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 990 | 2,739 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Kingston (SA) was 52.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 61.8% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kingston (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kingston (SA) was 68.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 65.6% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kingston (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Kingston (SA) was 63.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 65.0% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kingston (SA).